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Jar 1.- 13, 1931. R. D. ZUCKER Re. 17,927

HUMIDOR original Filed May 18, 1927 ATTORNEY RICHARD n. zncana, or TENAFLY, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNoa, BY nnsnn ASsrGNMEN'rS, l

Reissued- Jan. 13, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TO THE RUMIDOR CORIPORATION, 0F UNION CIT" YV,NEW JERSEY, A CORIPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY nommen Original 110113012908, dated March 12, 1929, Serial No. 192,218, filed May 1B, 192'?.v Application for reissue filed November 15,

My invention relatesto certain new and useful improvements 1n humidors, so called, and comprises a receptacle 1n which merchandise such as tobacco is to be maintained in a easily inserted or renewed.

A further object is to provide means-where- -by the humidifying action may be controlled.

Another object is toprovide an exceedingly simple and efcientcon-struction which' le ds itself admirably to rapid production.

hese and other objects 4will be apparent .to anyone skilled in this art from a reading of the following description and an examination of theaccompanying drawings, in which I have shown my invention in one preferred form, and in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view partly broken away and in section;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation also partly broken away and in section Fig. 3 is a section on'the line 3-4-3 of Fig. 2. 1 represents a receptacle of any' desired Viorm and material. 2 is a detachable cover therefor.. In the central part of the cover is a cup-shaped depression 3 having one or more vent passages 4 in the wall thereof at one side of the axis of said depression. 5 is what I will term a valve. This valve is shown as cupshaped, and is inverted so that its open end will project down into the cup-shaped depression 3, vas clearly seen in Fig. 3, and so that it will overstand the vent passage' 4. 6 is an opening in the side wall of the valve 5 which, by rotating the said valve, may be caused to register more or less with the vent opening 4, whereby the interior of the cupshaped valve member -will be placed in communication with the interior of the recep tacle. 7 represents a humidifying element or 4 f moistener, which may be of any suitable inaterial which may hold and give oi moisture. 8 is a detent on the inner wall of the cupt shaped depression 3, which forms a stud` which may interlock in a bayonet slot 9 in the lower part of the valve member 5 so that said valve member 5 may be detachably held 1930. Serial No. 496,029.

in place, whereby the outer end of the valve i member 5 may act as a handle or knob for the cover 2, as well as a means for operating the turned to the desired degree to open the vent 4. Suitable indicating means may be provided to indicatethe degree to which this vent is opened or closed, one simple means comprisingtwo marks on the cover, one bearing the word OE and the other bearing the word On, while on the side of the valve member 5 I provide anindcating mark 10 which is so placed that when this mark stands next to the word On, it will be understood that the vent is fully opened, and when this mark stands next to the word Off, it will be understood that the vent is completely closed. This, of course, constitutes merely one form of indicating means.

I have shown and described my invention in one speciic formand as applied to one specific use, and I wish to have it understood that I am aware that various modifications in many respects may be made without decover, the central part thereof having a cupped depression closed upon its lower surface havinga vent passage therein, an inverted cup-shaped valve, the lower part thereof .being rotatably mounted in said cupped depression, and a passage in said va ve-whereby by rotating said valve' more or less of the vent opening in the cover may be exposed, said cupped depression and inverted cup-shaped valve constituting a housing for a moistener element.

2. A'humidor comprising a receptacle, a

- verted cup-shapedy valve', .the lower Apart thereof being rotatably mounted in said cupped depression, and apassage in said valve whereby byrotating said valve more or less of the vent opening in the cover may be eX- posed, said vent passage being in the side wallof said depression and said .passage in the valve being in the `side wall thereof, said .from the interior of said container to the inoupped depression-and inverted cup-shaped valve constituting a housing for a moistener element. l

3. ,A humidor comprising a receptacle, a. removable vcovering having a cupfshaped depression therein closed upon. its lower surface, a vent passage eccentrically locatedrelatively. to the .axis of said depression, an inverted cup-shaped' member, the lower part'of which is rotatably mountedV in the `depression in said cover, the upper-part of which projects above said cover tovv forni a. handle, an opening in said membei arrangrg'edrto'register withsaid vent passage when said member stands in one' position, said member closing said vent when it stands in another position.

4. A humidor comprising a receptacle, a removable cover having alcup-shapeddepression therein, a. vent passage eccentrically located relatively to the axis of said depression, an inverted cup-shaped member, the lower part of which is rotatably mounted in the depression in said cover, the upper part of which-projects above said cover to form a handle, an opening in said member arranged to register with said vent passage when said member stands in one position, said member Vclosing said vent when it stands in another position, and means to detachably hold said member in said depression and to limit the rotation thereof. v

5. .A humid-orA comprising a receptacle, a cover therefor having a housing formed therein for holding'a iiioistening agent, a vent passage from the interior of'said-housing to the interior ofvsaid receptacle, and acontrol'valve rotatably mounted within saidv rHousing for said passage having means on the outside of said cover for operating said lfor said'cover. y

` 6. A humidorl comprising a receptacle., a cover, the central part thereof forming a cup-shaped depression havin-g ya vent pasyvalve, said control valve serving-as 'a handle sage therein, an inverted cup-shaped valve,

the lower 'part thereof being rotatably *..inounted in said cupped'deliression, the upper part of said valve extending above said. cover and forming a handle for operating said valve, and a passage in said valvewhereby by rotating said valvel said ventvopening may be more or less exposed, said cup-shaped depression and inverted cup-shaped valveV for a inoistening agent, part ofsaid contain- 7()4 'er being above said cover and part of said container being below said cover, the part of saidl containerv above said cover serving as a handle for lifting said cover from said body, that part of said container below said cover having a .Ventilating passage leading" terior of said humidor body. 1

8. A humidor body, a cover therefor, said cover having acentrally disposed container 80 for a moistening agent, part ofsaid container being above said cover and part of said container being below said'covensaid parts having means forming a valve to open and close communication between the-interior of said 55 humidor body and the interior of saidcontainer, the part of 'said container above said cover serving asv a' handle for lifting said vCoverfrom-said'body. L 9. YA humidor body, a cover'therefor, said nn cover having va'lcylin'drical centrally disposed housing part for housing a moistening agent, and a cylindrical valve part' cooperating with said hoiisingpart, each of said parts having'a radial vent passage therein, 'g5

'interior of said humidor body and the inte- 100 rior of a housing formed-'by .said arts, `one ofsaid parts projectin above sai cover to4 serve as ahandle forli ting said vcover from said body.

l0. A humidor body,l acover therefor, said cover having a housing part for a vmoistening agent, and afvalve part cooperating with said housing part, one of said parts projecting above said cover to serve as al handle for lift-A ing said cover from said body, said valve .part and housing part being relatively inovable from the outside of said4 humidor body for the purpose. described. l

11.' A humidor body, a cover therefor, saidv lcoverhaving a -centrally disposed rnoisten.-I

ing `agent housing portion extending from one side thereof, a valve portion cooperating with' said housing' portion and movable relatively thereto from the outside of said humidor body for the purposes described, one of 17u saidportionsprojecting above said cover and serving asa handle for said cover.

12. A humidor-body, a cover therefor having a vent passage to the interior ofsaid.

body, means for confining a moistening agent .25

and having-apassage cooperating with said iirst'mentioned passage to open communica- 'tion between the interior of said body and the interior ofsaid means, said means eX YVtending above Vsaid cover to form a handle for lifting said cover, said means being rotatable relatively to said cover from thev outside thereof by said handlefor bringing said passages into and out of registry for the purpose described. A y

13. A humidor body, a covertherefor, said cover havinga centrally disposed container for a moistenng agent, part of said containerbeing above saidcover and part of' said container being below said cover', the part of said ycontainer above said cover serving as a handle for lifting said cover lfrom said body, that part of 4:said container below said cover having a Ventilating passage leading from lthe interior ofsaid container to the interior of said huniidor body, and means' for controlling said passage.

RICHARD D. ZUCKER. 

